Blade Runner (1982)
A very dark science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. Based loosely on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, it presents a bleak dystopic vision of Los Angeles in the not too distant future.
[Harrison Ford]? stars as [Rick Deckard]?, the Blade Runner called out of retirement to track down and "retire" (kill) several "Nexus-6" replicants who are illegally present on earth. [Rutger Hauer]? and [Darryl Hannah]? play two of the fugitive replicants, and [Sean Young]? plays Rachael, Deckard's love interest whose own humanity is in question.
Screenplay by [Hampton Fancher]? and [David Peoples]?. Soundtrack composed by Vangelis.
Six versions of the film exist but only two are widely known and seen; the original theatrical release (1982), and a Director's Cut (1991). The latter does not include Deckard's explanatory voice-over and a scene was both added and removed. The added scene is a dream Deckard has when he's dozing off at home drunk playing the piano. It shows a unicorn running through a forest. The removed scene is the ending, where Deckard and Rachael are driving off into the wilderness.
Ridley Scott decided both the voice-over and the happy ending were not suited to the movie. The ending in the Director's Cut has to do with the included scene: Deckard picks up a small origami unicorn he noticed on the ground when it was knocked over by Rachael when she was walking towards the elevator. This suggests Gaff knew about his dreams, insinuating Deckard too has fabricated or copied memories, making him a replicant as well.
The movie's dark cyberpunk style and futuristic design have inspired a large amount of science fiction movies. Examples include [The Fifth Element]? and The Matrix.
Two Blade Runner novels, sequels to the movie, have been written by K. W. Jeter:
There is also a PC game, based on on the world described by the film.
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